Owl City - How I Became the Sea: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "How I Became the Sea" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn How I Became the Sea ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "How I Became the Sea" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm                     A
June was the lobster shell
          Bm
I dug by hand
                        G              A
A haven that hid me well beneath the sand
Bm                              A
The white windy waves washed in, but I stayed dry
Bm
The great breakers broke again as
G        D       A
I nodded off inside

Chorus:
      G                     Bm    A
And then, when the Empress run aground
                    D         G
And my eyes turned blue and green
                    Bm  A
I heard a gorgeous sound
                      D       G
And that's when it became a dream
                  Bm A
When the sky fell in
                     D        G
When the hurricanes came for me
                 Bm     A
I could finally crash again
                    D       Bm G A Bm  A
And that's how I became the sea

I wrenched the engines off
And drank them down
The depths turned the iron soft
As they swiftly drowned
And I brought the ocean side
To its rusty knees
As I felt the even tide
Deep in my shallow dreams

Chorus

When the sky fell in
(When the sky fell in)
(When the sky fell in)
When the hurricanes came for me
I could finally crash again
And that's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)
That's how I became the sea
(How I became the sea)[x2]

(When the sky fell in)
(When the hurricanes came for me)
(I could finally crash again)
(And that's how I became the sea)
(How I became the sea)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "How I Became the Sea" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "How I Became the Sea" by Owl City.